Castlereagh: The Revolutions Nemesis

Robert Stewart (more commonly known by his courtesy title of Viscount/Lord Castlereagh) was one of the most influential statesmen of the Napoleonic Wars and Regency Era in British politics.
Under his stewardship, Ireland was incorporated into the Union, the British Army was reformed into an organisation capable of besting Napoleon, and the coalition that liberated Europe was created.
His diplomacy in both bringing about Napoleon's fall, and creating the post-war settlement was some of the most brilliant in history. Yet for all of this, Castlereagh was despised by a large section of the British public. Both for his perceived tyranny at home and co-operation with European despots in creating a conservative world order at the Congress of Vienna.
This video seeks aims to be a brief documentary about the life of perhaps the greatest of Britain's Foreign Secretary's.
Sources:
Castlereagh: Enlightenment, War & Tyranny, John Bew (The best & most accessible full length biography of Castlereagh to have been written. Extremely detailed both on his life and the diplomacy of early 19th century Europe).
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (An excellent concise biography of Castlereagh).
Britain Against Napoleon: The Organisation of Victory, Roger Knight (An overview of Britain's war effort against Napoleon, but still contains some interesting insights on Castlereagh).
Image Credits:
Français : Nuit du 4 août 1789 dans l' Assemblée nationale française. Abandon de tous les privilèges féodaux. Musée de la Révolution française - Vizille. by Charles Monnet / Isidore Helman/ Milky
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[@veratikon7882]

Now imagine if this guy had led the peace negotiations in 1918.

[@Isewein]

Harold Nicolson's book on the Congress of Vienna is essentially one entire commentary on this theme.

[@someguy7723]

A man can dream.. and beacuse of it wasnt so, hundreds of millions cant

[@tpower1912]

Wouldn't have helped much. The British were ready to be lenient on Germany after WW1 but the French and others were out for blood.

[@KaiserFranzJosefI]

@@tpower1912 The circumstances were woefully different. Two of the powers involved in the Central Powers didn't even exist, the other two were in utter chaos. France in 1918 had been utterly devastated and demanded compensation. Think for a good long moment that the Bourbon Restoration paid the largest war indemnity in history in just five years

[@alcazar9266]

@@tpower1912 the treaty of versailles was extremely lenient. limited territorial losses and well deserved war reparations (that were well within germanys ability to pay). compare that to brest litovsk, saint-germain-en-lay, trianon and sevres. germany got off scotfree by comparison.

[@bobbertrobbert6282]

When I watched this video it reminded me of Historia Civilis' video on the congress of Vienna so I assumed it would have had a similar amount of views, so it surprised me to find out it has so few views. I'm glad I found this video because Historia Civilis' video got me interested in castlereagh but didn't go into a ton of detail about him so I was excited when I found this video specifically about him. This video was so good it got me to subscribe without watching more of your videos.

[@mrcat5508]

same

[@OldBritannia]

I hope you enjoy this short biography of Lord Castlereagh. I feel I should put a disclaimer here that the maps wont be 100% right all of the time, for which you have my apologies. Trying to keep up with Napoleon's game of musical thrones is no easy task. Any feedback/constructive criticism is much appreciated, thank you for watching.

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These are already incredible videos, no need to apologise

[@EggmanGraz]

I love how even you, who is usually so controlled and professional in his speech, could not prevent a few chuckles at the same points that made me laugh as well ;) Always enjoy your videos, didn't know much of British history before, you offered a great way for getting deeper into it.

[@Olive0378]

I love the fact that when in Vienna on a diplomatic mission he played pranks on random shopkeepers. 11:50

[@skibbideeskitch9894]

When we think of Britain's wartime governments, most people usually go straight to heaping praise on the Churchill administration of the Second World War (usually oblivious to its many flaws) with the Lloyd George-coalition of the Great War making a distant second (another government that was seriously flawed it its conduct of the war in many ways). Few governments in peace or war have contained such talents, or obtained victory in such a way as the government of Lord Liverpool during the closing years of the Napoleonic Wars. While building on the foundations of previous cabinets, not least that of Pitt the Younger, Lord Liverpool was one of Britain's greatest wartime leaders- conducting a military and diplomatic triumph over Europe in no small part thanks to Castlereagh as Foreign Secretary

[@hankhill7827]

Speaking of Churchill, Charles Vane 12:13 was his great-grandfather.

[@stevetheheadcrab7110]

And well, to be fair, Churchill and the Conservatives get all the praise when all they did was handle the war stuff. A big part, but the Labour Party did alot of the home rule stuff (sorting the repairment of buildings, rehoming people, handling the evacuation of the children, even down to the price of things). Hence why labour won the election after ww2. Churchill was a rascist, even for the time (such as saying Indians "bread like rats") and had outdated views such as invading the balkans despite that not being logistically possible or viable.

[@marc21091]

Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool has his memorial in Australia - the Liverpool Plains, the greatest of farming regions in New South Wales, and to their east the Liverpool Range, part of the Great Dividing Range. Named when he was Prime Minister in the 1810s.

[@richardcleveland8549]

Castlereagh has been a favorite of mine since I read Harold Nicolson's "The Congress of Vienna" more than 20 years ago (a superb book by a fine diplomat-historian). Considering the handicaps under which Castlereagh labored, his performance was nothing short of remarkable. His failure to attain Catholic emancipation in Ireland, and to understand the rising tide of agitation for improvement of working conditions, mar his legacy, but they cannot overshadow his accomplishments in the diplomatic field - nor his support of Wellington. A great man who, worn out by years of almost solitary labor on his often-ungrateful nation's behalf, and by the seeming national indifference and journalistic contumely, he took his own life in a moment of profound depression. A tragic end for a very great man. In the end, perhaps all the general public remembered of him was Shelley's savage poem, "I met Murder on the way": "I met Murder on the way - He had a mask like Castlereagh - Very smooth he looked, yet grim; Seven blood-hounds followed him . . . " and on for seven more equally brutal verses. Thank you for this very fair examination of one of Britain's finest diplomats.

[@OldBritannia]

Yes, great analysis. A man with faults like any other, but overall one of the greatest diplomats we have ever had - a shame the days when he and Canning walked the halls of the Foreign Office are long gone.

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That's high praise indeed, thank you very much, glad you're enjoying the channel.

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[@OldBritannia]

Thank you, yes I certainly will get round to both Lord Liverpool and Britain after the Napoleonic Wars. Thanks for watching.

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[@OldBritannia]

Thank you, very glad you enjoyed it.

[@mr.caretaker6086]

A very interesting video, I learnt a lot about the man and I shall be reading up on him more. It's interesting to see how Britain has evolved away from an almost equal cabinet government to a presidential style prime minister, as I kept having to remind myself Lord Castlereagh wasn't prime minister. Also in-regards to Waterloo I think the rain the night before, forcing Napoleon to delay, was also a major contributor in his defeat and not just Bliucher. Great video once again mt good man.

[@OldBritannia]

Yes, certainly one of the last cabinet members that can stand as a first class statesman without having been Prime Minister.

[@TheGrenadier97]

Castlereagh seems like the rare case in that era of a moderate man, as per 2:53; seeing the needs for certain changes, but not going for revolution, which inevitably leds into chaos, controversy and violence.

[@tpower1912]

Not that rare. It was common enough position in British politics at the time. More so among the Whigs but not exclusively.

[@zafarahmed3468]

Just want I needed, learning about Metternich and the Congress of Vienna right now so I need this video on Viscount Castlereagh. He is so underrated, people remember Metternich or Talleyrand at Congress of Vienna but Castlereagh played a huge role. Kissinger puts emphasis on Castlereagh in his book, A World Restored.

[@OldBritannia]

Yes, unfortunately often ignored as you say for the more flamboyant personalities of Talleyrand and Metternich. To my shame I haven’t actually read A World Restored, something I really need to get round to. How are you finding it?

[@zafarahmed3468]

@@OldBritannia I finished A World Restored as I needed to read it for my dissertation proposal, I want to do something around Metternich and post Napoleon order. But I found A World Restored good as I enjoy learning about Metternich in a way which paints him in a good light. He had to do what he had to. It was also the first time I learnt about Castlereagh too in the book, how he kept the coalition unity which should be highlighted more within the time period. Without Castlereagh keeping the coalition unity, maybe no Congress of Vienna?

[@OldBritannia]

@@zafarahmed3468 Sounds like a great idea for a dissertation. Honestly I don’t know, I suppose if the coalition still fought Napoleon to total defeat (by no means a forgone conclusion without castlereagh) Metternich would still have organised such a Congress. But it would have been far more likely to descend into renewed war.

[@JustanotherGuy-xx4gy]

as an Irishman, I think you covered this aspect very well in as an impartial a manner as possible. Subbed to you!

[@user-qi5jw2hg1c]

Fantastic information and I particularly appreciate that you have recognised in your video that the Kingdom of Ireland was (by the end of the 1700s) essentially an independent kingdom, albeit sharing a crown with GB and, of course, having its executive formation influenced by Britain. Fantastic detail again on this great Irishman

[@OldBritannia]

Thank you for the kind words, very glad you enjoyed it.

[@seandineen999]

The horrible thing is after all that achievement, he had a nervous breakdown, and wrote a 18 page sucide note in purple ink, about how his honor was insulted by only getting a fifteen gun salute.

[@animeyahallo3887]

I first learned of this man when I was watching Epic History's video about the 1814 France campaign. After finishing the video I immediately looked for biographies about him and I respected and admired his brilliance and visions ever since. Definitely one of the best statesmen of his time.

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[@OldBritannia]

Thank you, glad you are enjoying them.

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[@OldBritannia]

Thank you, very glad you enjoyed it!

[@micahistory]

great documentary, this was a brilliant video on his life and made me more interested in learning about him

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[@lordsamofcasltes]

Ace video. We need more geniuses like him in parliament today!

[@The88Cheat]

4:25 I love that you couldn't hold back the chuckle at the goofy insult.

[@scott4259]

Splendid video. Subscribed. For viewers curious, a great introduction to Castlereagh's world is Paul Johnson's "The Birth of the Modern" written ~1992 which explores pretty much the state of the world in the period 1815 to 1830.

[@StoicHistorian]

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[@OldBritannia]

Thank you, but honestly I have nothing to take credit for, it’s great seeing your channel grow because of your output.

[@Festucius]

Calling the fall of Napoleon "Europe's liberation" might be a bit too much, being given what it meant for a good third of the continent under Romanovs and Habsburgs, but it is a very interesting material, nevertheless.

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[@Festucius]

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[@ThePurplePassage]

Well technically it was a liberation, but only from the sway of Napoleon's France, not repressive illiberal rule in general.

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Top quality videos man. Always found Castleregh a really interesting figure.

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[@OldBritannia]

Thank you, it means a lot you enjoy the content that much.

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Excellent video. Thank you!

[@OldBritannia]

Thank you for watching, glad you enjoyed it.

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[@stevelemdrum8922]

Thank you

[@janfranek9782]

Great video!

[@57_a_sarthak22]

John bew biography of Castlereagh is so good!!

[@dontknowaname6198]

It seems like many gifted statesmen in the British empire came from Ireland kind of like how the jannisaries and many statesmen of the Ottoman Empire came from the balkans.

[@user-qi5jw2hg1c]

Many 'British' statesmen were in fact Irish (to be specific, Anglo-Irish), which was a completely separate identity to being British around the time of Castlereaghs birth, even if they were loyal to the Crown

[@sonnyirish3678]

And Irelands greatest heroes are mainly from a non catholic background Wolfe Tone,Robert Emmet and Henry Joy McCracken.

[@fyrdman2185]

But they were not of irish blood though, people like this man were of British Protestant stock who were the ruling elite of Ireland.

[@user-qi5jw2hg1c]

@@fyrdman2185 still Irish.

[@fyrdman2185]

@@user-qi5jw2hg1c If the ruling class of Ireland sent there to keep it under British rule are irish then the irish should let go of their victimhood mentality not blame the British for "oppressive rule". Blame their own people.

[@mountainman679]

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[@finnyishere3532]

Castlereagh is definitely one of the most underrated figures in British history. If it wasn’t for him then Napoleon could have kept his throne (albeit with less land) as his diplomatic and political thinking brought the European powers to finally defeat Napoleon. Great video!

[@Nat-uw4fs]

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[@OldBritannia]

Thanks for the support!

[@null2933]

I need the music/soundtracks you used in this video, love them and the vids

[@cosmodenny5625]

This is a really cool and amazing video, what do you use for map animations and editing?

[@OldBritannia]

Thank you, just photoshop to make the maps and premiere pro for editing.

[@TheMap1997]

Nice to hear Castlereagh. Such an underrated diplomat. Can you make videos of Robert Walpole? How he took power and created the office of PM. It'd to take from him the evolution of the office of PM in the UK.

[@OldBritannia]

Walpole is absolutely on the list, will take me a bit to do the research though he’s such an influential figure in British political development, and governed for so long.

[@ilFrancotti]

This gentleman was one of those very few people endowed with a sharp geopolitical perception.

[@CartoonHistory]

9:02 it always amazes me that dueling was a real thing. History of dueling would be an interesting topic!

[@Sammy1234568910]

Aswell as beginning his political career in the Irish Parliament Castlereagh was at the same time an officer in the Irish Militia, which was mobilised during those dangerous years (meaning it was a full time force rather than the part time soldiers we think of) and so was even then juggling political and military obligations. In fact when the French invasion fleet was scattered as mentioned Castlereagh was leading his militia regiment (the Londonderry Regiment) to meet it at it's expected landing place. There is an interesting book on the subject I would recommend (the londonderry militia 1793 - 1816)

[@Virgo_Moon_77]

Wasn't he the guy who ordered the Bombardment of Algiers in 1816 which put an end to 300 years of White slavery on the Barbary coast?

[@OldBritannia]

Yes, though to be fair he was fairly slow in authorising it out of fear of the Russian navy joining in and so using it as an excuse to enter the Mediterranean.

[@fitzer1881]

Great video, could you do a video on another great Irish politician Henry Grattan?

[@darrenrenna]

Henry Kissinger's "A World Restored" is an amazing work that gives Castlereagh's work in Vienna all the credit due.

[@stevelemdrum8922]

The news cyrptic thanks for everything

[@wolfm33]

Great video! Interestingly Castlereagh is considered a villain in my home country of Greece as he was blamed for the hostility the Great Powers showed against the Greek Revolution of 1821. Our history books actually consider his death a very positive development that helped G. Britain change its attitude against the Revolution. On the other hand, his nemesis Canning is considered a national hero.

[@patrioticarchive]

Very interesting. Do you think you'll ever do a video on Pitt the Elder?

[@OldBritannia]

Yes, I hope to get round to both Pitt's in the near future.

[@patrioticarchive]

@@OldBritannia excellent! I'll look forward to that.

[@iankaye9801]

Another great video, the only,somewhat pedantic, point I would add is that the term United Kingdom apparently started circulating after 1801.

[@B1_66ER]

Could you please do a similar biography of George Canning?

[@West_Coast_Gang]

Cool

[@kingjoe3rd]

he and his brother were a couple of mad lads.

[@josephstalin7371]

Whats the music used in this video

[@CharlesPepper]

Another excellent video. Our imperial past is overlooked and sadly maligned. Please make more.

[@davidcunningham2074]

i knew so little about this very important figure

[@apricus3155]

You have big brain. You should strat other auxiliary channels. I'm interested in following your stuff

[@dlugi4198]

I truly believe Castlereagh could have achieved abolition of slavery in the Vienna congress. It would undeniably hurt British Empire, but it was what the public wanted, and it would improve the world to such an extent that everybody would learn about him as about hero.

[@shronkler1994]

man.. that was so sad

[@Schaapdatmekkert]

Commenting for the algorithm

[@T0XX1KK]

4:26 Love the little laugh lmao

[@zilosis3794]

We should bring back challenging people to a duel, it seems to work.

[@yuripantyhose4973]

Can you do a documentary the rise and fall of china? you really got excellent skills in making these

[@OldBritannia]

Thank you. I’d like to diversify the content to different nations in the future. But I’m afraid my Chinese history isn’t remotely good enough at the minute to attempt such a project. Hopefully in the future when I run out of things to say about that which I do know I can get round to it.

[@cheeseymattybob]

I think you should not include the sound effect when the image on the screen changes- it’s really irritating if you’re just listening and not watching the video. Good content though!

[@OldBritannia]

Will attempt to next time, thanks for the tip!

[@EdbertWeisly]

I saw you grow

[@sekeriyasharif6593]

I have personal affiliation to lord castlereigh. I have personally suffered depression throughout my life. Hearing him suffering with it. Helped me a lot

[@hikarusaito7850]

Hi I’ve been really enjoying your videos as of late. I’m curious though in Historia Civlis’ video on the Congress of Vienna he harshly criticizes Castlereagh for thinks Castlereagh didn’t do enough to pressure other European countries to end the slave trade. I’m curious why you don’t take such a hard line against Castlereagh do you think Historia Civlis’ coverage was fair?

[@OldBritannia]

I think it was an excellent summary of the Congress, but way too idealistic in its expectations of Castlereagh. Even Wilberforce, who was as anti-slavery as any person today, thought Castlereagh had done as much as he could in Vienna. Castlereagh felt restricted by the abolition movement as it was, and felt he was giving away Britain's negotiating power over moral causes. To have tried to push for outright abolition, would IMO have completely torpedoed Britain's negotiating power. No biography of Castlereagh I've read has suggested this even was a remote option (even people like John Bew, who is fairly critical of his stance on the issue). It was a great video, but for me way too harsh on a man who, despite his personal apathy (though he did become more committed later) did more than almost any other to abolish the trade.

[@OldBritannia]

Apologies, I misread your comment and thought you were talking about the part where Historia argues he should have pushed for full abolition. On the slave trade. Again, I'll refer to Wilberforce who thought Castlereagh had done as much as he realistically could. I don't think you can just have a narrow view of Castlereagh's diplomacy and only consider Vienna, you have to look at it as a whole. After Vienna he created numerous individual treaties with different nations, as mentioned in the video, that abolished the trade more or less. Maybe if you had a man with Bismarck's diplomatic genius and Wilberforce's conscience they could have made a bit more progress in Vienna, but ultimately with the hand he was dealt he did an excellent job that set the stage for complete abolition.

[@EndOfSmallSanctuary97]

Historia Civilis judges historical figures by modern 21st century standards and as such is an idealistic fool.

[@jasonhaven7170]

He should've pressured the other European countries to ban slavery and followed British voters' demands to end slavery

[@EndOfSmallSanctuary97]

Pressured how?

[@Rohilla313]

Are you from Lancashire by any chance old chap?

[@OldBritannia]

Haha, is my northern accent that prominent 😂?

[@Rohilla313]

@@OldBritannia Yes indeed!

[@rhyleigh_hades]

I find Lord Castlereagh quite handsome tbh and he has also a sexy stare looks lol but is sad that he ended his life tragically

[@willc1294]

Castlereagh must be turning in his grave at what became of Britain's grip on Ireland

[@jorgelopez-pr6dr]

Revolution's nemesis was not Metternich and Pitt (the younger)?

[@OldBritannia]

Yes, could probably be applied to either. I think it fits for Castlereagh as he crushed Irish (as far as the 1798 rising could be described as a revolution), French and arguably British revolutions.

[@athishnirup1815]

One can't help ask the question but what if castlereagh was killed in the dual.

[@OldBritannia]

Yes, he was one of the best shots in the country so always unlikely, but then both he and Canning missed their first shot, so all it needed was Canning to get lucky. Dreadful prospect though, would have destroyed the careers of two of Britain's greatest diplomats in a single day.

[@athishnirup1815]

@@OldBritannia It's not the first time historical figures were in a dual and some of them even got killed, the best example is alexander Hamilton one of the founding fathers of usa and a leading federalist leader in the American politics but that movement died after he was killed in a dual. usa would have been different if he never died and was elected into office.

[@thoughtfox12]

"sapless twig" god damn

[@Luredreier]

12:48 Eh, he's arguably the cause that the slave trade continued... If Britain had banned it themselves then it would have been easier to ban it during the congress of Vienna. That said, he contributed to the start of a trend of increasing peace that we're still enjoying.

[@OldBritannia]

Britain had banned the slave trade in 1807. Convincing other countries to give up a profitable export that the morality of the time did not find repugnant is no easy task. With the hand he was dealt Castlereagh did exceptionally well both in Vienna and subsequently on the issue of slavery, despite his own general apathy to the cause for much of his life.

[@martinlisitsata]

9:10 intended or not that was a nice bit of British humor

[@ashcoria1268]

I don't know, there is something that makes the maps just,🧑‍🍳😘

[@Aamir_Nagi]

Bruh I really want to listen and ponder upon what you think of Duke Waterloo himself

[@Zyzyx442]

Saves the country ends up despised but still works hard til the end where he does honorable suicide. Beautiful story and man.

[@migamaos3953]

I love your channel and you deserve way more views, but try not to take too much from other channels though. I know its not trade marked or particularly original but you should avoid using that dossier thing again because its the same as what EpicHistoryTV did in his videos on Napoleon’s marshalls. Like its no real problem just might lead to bad accusations in the future

[@juliusvillalon6816]

Castlereagh and Metternich are on the level of Bismarck

[@fezario]

Watched the video right up to the point where I found out how to pronounce “Castlereagh”

[@Muesli711]

@17:53 Clogher is pronounced 'Clah-Her'

[@OldBritannia]

Ah my bad. Thank you for the correction.

[@Muesli711]

@@OldBritannia Fantastic video by the way, really enjoyed it